Planning application
Unit F Hardys Corner 2 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8BZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of part of existing industrial site (B2) to Hand Car Wash Facility (Sui Generis).
As published by the council, reference 20260896
Application record
- Reference
- 20260896
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Northfleet And Springhead
- Parish
- Non-Parish Area
- Postcode
- DA11 8BZ
Comment by 2 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Gravesham through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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20260879 Awaiting decision
Unit F Hardys Corner 2 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8BZ
Retrospective application for the installation and retention of an extraction system and air intake serving a car respraying booth, together with alterations to the extraction flue to provide a vertical discharge terminating a minimum of 1 metre above eaves level and the installation of associated acoustic attenuation measures.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2026
Received by Gravesham
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Gravesham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Design Solutions AP Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Preston
Active · incorporated 2024 · Preston
17 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 90% granted
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See their track recordWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Gravesham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Gravesham's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Gravesham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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BRT Properties Ltd Hardys Corner 2 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8BZ
Change of use of part of existing industrial site (B2) to Hand Car Wash Facility (Sui Generis).
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Unit F Hardys Corner 2 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8BZ
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Retrospective application for the installation and retention of an extraction system and air intake serving a car respraying booth, together with alterations to the extraction flue to provide a vertical discharge terminating a minimum of 1 metre above eaves level and the installation of associated acoustic attenuation measures.
Awaiting decision -
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KCC Consultation GR/25/328/RBNG - Biodiversity Gain Plan.
Awaiting decision -
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